A Comparison of Three Different Modalities in Improving Oral Hygiene
Oral Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Oral Disease focused on measuring fixed orthodonitcs treatment, Adult orthodontics
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliance (FAT) since 6 months
- Patients of both gender, aged 18-36 years. As, chances of declining periodontal status increases after 36 years of age.
- Patients having an Andriod phone with Whatsapp application installed..
- Patients with all bonded teeth mesial to the first molars.
- Healthy patients with no co-morbids such as rheumatic fever, blood dyscrasias, congenital heart disease or diabetes mellitus.
- Subjects with gingivitis as assessed by bleeding index (score ≤1), orthodontic plaque index (score ≤2) and gingival index (score ≤1) as assessed by Williams -Probe.
- All patients who will give consent for participation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with clinical attachment loss of greater than 2 mm on two sites.
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Subjects with removable/fixed dental prosthesis or banded teeth.
- History of surgical or nonsurgical periodontal therapy in the last 6 months.
- Current smokers or smokeless tobacco users. (According to glossary of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an adult who has smoked 100 cigarettes in his or her lifetime and who currently smokes cigarettes is considered to be current smoker).
- Patients having systemic reasons for periodontal diseases for example uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension.
Sites / Locations
- Aga Khan UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
video group
Plaque disclosing tablet
Control. verbal instructions
Group A: A 3 minute video will be shown providing information regarding the care of the dentition during Fixed Appliance Treatment along with the importance of patient compliance and cooperation. The video will also be showing the consequences of poorly followed instructions such as gingivitis and white spot lesions. Participants in this group will also receive the same video graphic educational material through their Whats app once weekly for a total duration of 3 months.
Group B: Plaque-disclosing tablets will be taken by patients on chair-side showing the location of the biofilm. The patients will be given plaque disclosing tablets to be used once weekly for 3 months to evaluate their oral hygiene at home. They will be given written information in the form of leaflets on importance of cooperation and compliance. Participants in this group will receive a reminder log fill, and tablets that are not used will be asked to return to the investigator by the participants to check the compliance.
Control Group C: Controls will be given only routine verbal OHI and will be briefed on the importance of cooperation and compliance at every orthodontic visit for a period of 3 months study. They will receive a reminder log that they will return at the end of the study to check compliance.